By Luke Barnett Guest post You may have seen in the dental press recently that we have become a Bridge2Aid Unity Partner. What does that mean I hear you ask? Around 70% of the world’s population has no access to emergency dental care. Just imagine being one of the many people around the world who […]
by Mark Topley Something I often hear from supporters and critics alike is that ‘Charities should be run like businesses.’ I both agree and disagree.
By Mark Topley In just a couple of weeks an intrepid group of cyclists will start a 600 mile cycle ride from Switzerland to the UK to raise funds for Bridge2Aid.
By Jo Topley Over the past few months, in the lead up to our pilot Dental Volunteer Programme (DVP) in the country beginning on Monday 17th June, Operations Manager Jo has travelled to Rwanda on several occasions – from her base in Tanzania – in order to plan and confirm arrangements. From her various trips, Jo […]
By Mark Topley As you can imagine in my job, I get to chat to a lot of dentists, and over the past few years, I have got to know quite a few of them. They come in all shapes and sizes, from all political persuasions and backgrounds. Some are outgoing, and some introverted but all (thankfully) […]
By Ian Wilson I was again reminded recently of the reasons we train local healthcare workers to relieve people who are pain in East Africa.
By volunteer dental nurse Elaine Gaffney I returned from Tanzania on the 18th February 2013 after completing the Dental Volunteer Programme with Bridge2Aid. There are three words that sum up my experience throughout the whole programme “exceeded my expectations”. I am keen to share my experiences and emotions and hopefully plant a seed for somebody […]
By Mark Topley The following post was originally written in 2011, and has been updated. 2 years on, I remain as convinced and passionately committed as ever that the overriding priority for oral health in developing countries is not simply providing equipment or more dentists, but giving safe, sustainable access to basic pain relief and simple oral […]
By Rachel Purdy Over the past few months we’ve been looking at how we can more effectively measure and communicate the impact and success of the Dental Training Programme. In other words, the programme’s Monitoring and Evaluation process – the proof that we’re delivering what we promise to deliver.
Seems impossible? Unimaginable, but unfortunately all too common, as I found out recently. A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to be invited to a dinner hosted by one of our foundation donors visiting from the UK. Taking place on the shores of Lake Victoria in Tanzania, where we are based, I sat […]
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